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Posted by whyohdeeay on 12/16/2012 2:41:00 PM (view original):I personally think you guys need to focus on getting more customers in GD before you make the game controls more complicated. Why not throw a deal on Groupon or allow us to invite friends via facebook (or twitter for those who have it) instead of only by email? New coaches that come in with even more settings to control are going to be overwhelmed and not likely to return to the game.

Posted by whyohdeeay on 12/16/2012 2:41:00 PM (view original):I personally think you guys need to focus on getting more customers in GD before you make the game controls more complicated. Why not throw a deal on Groupon or allow us to invite friends via facebook (or twitter for those who have it) instead of only by email? New coaches that come in with even more settings to control are going to be overwhelmed and not likely to return to the game.

This is opposite of the comments that followed the new update in 2010 (GD 1.0 to 2.0). The main complaint is that the new 2.0 game was "dumbed down" and the effort required to win a NC was diminished so anyone with a run of random occurances could win. As I saw it then - the population of coached teams dropped by about 70% because it was too simple. The new gameplanning will have a basic setting for newbies who want to play, and advance settings for those who want to be more involved. I see this as a good balance, but I would wager that the NC will again be those who put the time in to refining their teams. Maybe GD evolves into a complex game for die hard players. So be it - it certainly hasn't evolved into a game heavily populated by people wanting a simple chance oriented game.

Hmmm interesting point. I was here for the beginning of GD and just recently came back. I don't remember it being very complicated in the original days but that was like 6+ years ago so I'm sure I don't remember it accurately. Not that I'm having troubles with today's settings but a lot of it seems tedious (at first to set it up) compared to when I first played. Now that I'm back I'm seeing these empty worlds at the DIII and DII levels and the message boards are dead. Nothing like it used to be. Now they want to add more settings and more complications. I just thought it was continuing the trend of decline in human users. Hopefully I'm wrong...I'm back to being addicted but I will get tired of it soon without more humans and more interaction on the message boards. Let's hope they get this puppy churning again.

The game becoming more complex is not the reason for the empty worlds. That is due to a game engine that is a coin toss. You have winless SIM teams winning the last game of the season against a human team they have no right beating. Heck, I stopped making defensive game plans, and my team does better. And I know I'm not the only one doing this. I hope the new game engine improves the game, or they will see the more leave the game.

Posted by ksbillsfan on 12/22/2012 11:43:00 PM (view original):The game becoming more complex is not the reason for the empty worlds. That is due to a game engine that is a coin toss. You have winless SIM teams winning the last game of the season against a human team they have no right beating. Heck, I stopped making defensive game plans, and my team does better. And I know I'm not the only one doing this. I hope the new game engine improves the game, or they will see the more leave the game.

I agree, my conference-mate recently won the DII Championship with an 18-1 record.....guess who the loss was to.....SimAI. Makes no damn sense.

Posted by ksbillsfan on 12/22/2012 11:43:00 PM (view original):The game becoming more complex is not the reason for the empty worlds. That is due to a game engine that is a coin toss. You have winless SIM teams winning the last game of the season against a human team they have no right beating. Heck, I stopped making defensive game plans, and my team does better. And I know I'm not the only one doing this. I hope the new game engine improves the game, or they will see the more leave the game.

I agree, my conference-mate recently won the DII Championship with an 18-1 record.....guess who the loss was to.....SimAI. Makes no damn sense.